Genki? What’s Up? 32
The first weeks of 2026 have felt a bit like moving through overlapping layers of time. A century‑old plate, a sparkling Shinnenkai in San Francisco, and a tiny memory from a train station in Kanagawa, three unrelated moments that somehow ended up speaking to each other.
Funny how objects, gatherings, and even small metal sparrows can remind you where you’ve been, and where you’re standing now.

